The Canada Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held every March. It is one of the stops on the World Rugby Sevens Series, and is played the weekend after the USA Sevens in Las Vegas. Canada secured a four-year deal to host to event from the 2015–16 season.[1] The tournament is played at BC Place in Vancouver.[1][2]
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Canada Sevens | |
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| Sport | Rugby sevens |
|---|---|
| First season | 2016 (Vancouver Sevens) |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Argentina (2024) |
| Most titles |  South Africa Argentina (3 titles each) |
Event winners
edit| Year | Venue | Cup final | Placings | Refs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Plate | Bowl | Shield | |||
| 2016 | BC Place |  New Zealand |
19–14 |  South Africa |
 Samoa |
 Canada |
 Russia |
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | |||
| 2017 | BC Place |  England |
19–7 | South Africa |
 Fiji |
 United States |
New Zealand |
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| 2018 | BC Place | Fiji |
31–12 |  Kenya |
South Africa |
United States |
England |
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| 2019 | BC Place | South Africa |
21–12 |  France |
Fiji |
United States |
New Zealand |
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| 2020 | BC Place | New Zealand |
17–14 |  Australia |
Canada |
South Africa |
England |
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| 2021 I | BC Place | South Africa |
38–5 | Kenya |
 Great Britain |
 Ireland |
United States |
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| 2021 II | Commonwealth Stadium | South Africa |
24–12 | Great Britain |
Kenya |
Canada |
 Germany |
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| 2022 | BC Place |  Argentina |
29–10 | Fiji |
Australia |
Samoa |
South Africa |
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| 2023 | BC Place | Argentina |
33–21 | France |
Australia |
Ireland |
New Zealand |
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| 2024 | BC Place | Argentina |
36–12 | New Zealand |
France |
United States |
Ireland |
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Attendance
edit| Year | Total Attendance |
Highest Day | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 72,000 | 30,209 | [3] |
| 2017 | 76,116 | 38,058 | [3] |
| 2018 | 77,096 | 38,548 | [4] |
| 2019 | 73,819 | [5][6] | |
| 2020 | 74,560 | 39,553 | [7][8] |
| 2021 | [9] | ||
| 2022 | 33,444 | [10] | |
| 2023 | 66,700 | [11] | |
| 2024 |
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Record high | |
| Record low | |
| * | Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Kingston, Gary (23 February 2015). "BC Place to host World Rugby Sevens". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "B.C. Place to stage rugby sevens event as Vancouver wins bid to host". Yahoo Sports. 23 February 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Organizers expect over 70,000 fans at Rugby Sevens in Vancouver this weekend". Daily Hive. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Dheensaw, Cleve (13 March 2018). "Canada struggles on home turf at men's rugby sevens stop". Times Colonist. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Canada falls in Challenge Trophy final at Vancouver Sevens". CBC Sports. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Slow start costly for Canada's rugby sevens squad". Times Colonist. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "New Zealand win gold and Canada take bronze in Vancouver". World Rugby. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Canada takes bronze on home soil at HSBC Canada Sevens". Rugby CA. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "HSBC Canada Sevens Vancouver 2021 Add a Comment". Miss604. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Hosts place 10th in Canada Sevens at B.C. Place". Times Colonist. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Hometown crowd elevates Canada's Sevens Teams as HSBC Canada Sevens 2023 comes to a close". Rugby CA. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
External links
edit- Canada Sevens official website